tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69803252278190088352018-02-13T05:59:38.538-05:00GodBricksBlogging at the intersection between LEGO and religionBricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.comBlogger774125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-33239100374204414372017-05-10T13:46:00.000-04:002017-05-10T13:46:37.450-04:00Vesak DayToday (or tomorrow - the date varies a little by country) is Vesak Day, when Buddhists celebrate the birth of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). Artisan Bricks notes the day with this <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/artisanbricks/34423474731/in/feed">Buddhist Flag</a>. The flag has vertical stripes representing loving kindess (blue), the Middle Path (yellow), various blessings (red), purity (white), and the wisdom of the Buddha's teachings (orange). A sixth stripe is made up of all of the other colors, representing the essenced of light, since the spectrum of light is made up of all of the colors. There are variations in different countries where one or more of the colors is changed.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/artisanbricks/34423474731/in/feed"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4164/34423474731_d4027757e4.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-51162254120071372862017-04-20T12:00:00.000-04:002017-04-20T12:00:32.255-04:00LEGO Easter story<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M8Yesnt1V8">Video by BW Animations</a>.<br><br><iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-M8Yesnt1V8?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-26971062705276300222017-04-16T07:15:00.000-04:002017-04-16T07:15:22.202-04:00He is risen!He is risen indeed. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/130093880@N02/33664983630/in/feed">MOC by Jsnyder002</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/130093880@N02/33664983630/in/feed"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2815/33664983630_79a9d611cb.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-27390775766744715292017-04-15T09:49:00.002-04:002017-04-15T09:49:41.819-04:00The tombAt the place where he had been crucified there was a garden which had a new tomb in which no one had yet been buried. They laid Jesus there. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. - John 19:41, Mark 15:47<br>From Brendan Powell Smith's <a href="http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_life_of_jesus/the_crucifixion/jn19_41pmk15_47.html">Brick Testament</a>.<br><br><a href="http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_life_of_jesus/the_crucifixion/jn19_41pmk15_47.html"><img src="http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_life_of_jesus/the_crucifixion/jn19_41pmk15_47.jpg" width="500"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-19209762317031261132017-04-14T15:00:00.000-04:002017-04-14T15:00:05.736-04:00CrucifixionAt noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. and at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.” Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said. With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. - Mark 15:33-37<br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fithboy/13925771864/">Crucifixion</a> by John Denno.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fithboy/13925771864/"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2929/13925771864_d15879e39a.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-53308212571856185232017-04-14T12:00:00.000-04:002017-04-14T12:00:05.456-04:00Hot Cross Buns<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88854637@N06/25710404286/">Hot Cross Buns</a> (here in LEGO by Brick Blue Wren) are traditionally served on Good Friday. Historically, bread was made without dairy during lent, and these spiced sweet buns, usually with raisins or currants, mark the end of lent at mid-day on Friday. The spices point back to the embalming spices used in the tomb and the icing cross, of course, points to the cross of Christ.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/88854637@N06/25710404286/"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1647/25710404286_1bee60631e.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-36352478134574151092017-04-14T09:00:00.000-04:002017-04-14T09:00:13.697-04:00Via DolorosaSo the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle. - John 19:16-18<br>Here is LEGO by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/68405442@N06/25431344763/">Justin M</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/68405442@N06/25431344763/"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1508/25431344763_cbdcf1f233.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-30582065359219262292017-04-13T18:00:00.000-04:002017-04-13T18:00:12.727-04:00Last SupperToday is Maundy Thursday, when Christians remember the meal that Jesus had with his disciples on the night he was betrayed, and he "took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, 'This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.' For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes." - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26.<br>Jake Murray illustrated the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150132774@N02/30859540654/">Last Supper</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/150132774@N02/30859540654/"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/31/30859540654_5325b75380.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-40312158106770468692017-04-13T13:31:00.003-04:002017-05-10T13:48:25.875-04:00ThingyanIn addition to Passover in Judaism and Holy Week in Christianity, this week also notes Thingyan, the Burmese New Year Festival (and variants in nearby countries), running from today until Sunday. Buddhists practice a number of rituals ushering in the new year, including fasting, ritual washing, and offerings at shrines. The more solemn rites then turn to fun with feasting and ultimately a very wet water festival, closely related to the Songkran Festival in nearby countries, depicted <a href="http://godbricks.blogspot.com/2015/07/songkran-festival.html">here in LEGO form</a>. Xin Yaw wishes everyone a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xinyaw13/16558457593/">Happy Myanmar New Year!!!</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/xinyaw13/16558457593/"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7589/16558457593_fda2b77539.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-38687721228902577932017-04-12T12:00:00.000-04:002017-04-13T12:01:05.107-04:00Cleansing of the Temple"The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. He told those who were selling the doves, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!" <br>Angela Chung illustrates <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/141224473@N07/29425642335/">John 2:13-25</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/141224473@N07/29425642335/"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8274/29425642335_a8d5761337.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-84723941413292120492017-04-11T22:00:00.000-04:002017-04-11T22:00:19.741-04:00Unleavened breadAt the time of the Exodus, God told Moses to have the people make bread without yeast. This way they could leave at a moment's notice without waiting for the bread to rise. In memory of this, Jews eat matzah, a flatbread made without yeast, during the Passover festival. I don't know who first made this image - I've found it on multiple sites without any attribution, but it's too funny to not post. If anyone knows the origin of this, please let me know in the comments<br><br><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2898/33590690340_869d3325e7.jpg"><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-88212780682143786722017-04-11T10:44:00.002-04:002017-04-11T10:44:53.881-04:00SedarThe Sedar is the meal shared last night on the first evening of Passover. Joel Sawady built <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121203942@N02/26896332964/">LEGO Sedar and matzah plates</a>, that sit in the middle of the table. The Sedar plate (here in red), holds six items that point to the Exodus account. The matza, or unleavened bread, sits on a separate plate (here in blue).<br><br> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/121203942@N02/26896332964/"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7037/26896332964_53cf8150b1.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-16260965236272513642017-04-10T13:13:00.000-04:002017-04-10T13:13:01.827-04:00PesachPesach, or Passover, begins this evening at sundown, when Jews around the world remember how God led them forth from Egypt in the days of Moses. The celebration lasts a week, but tonight is when most families gather for the traditional sedar meal. Max-to-the-well wrote <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66220423@N04/26577308835/">Pesach in LEGO form</a>. Pesach Sameach!<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66220423@N04/26577308835/"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1697/26577308835_3a2a4f2ddd.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-25277950890478842912017-04-09T12:46:00.000-04:002017-04-10T12:46:59.123-04:00Palm SundayRejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9<br><br>Today Christians celebrate <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fithboy/sets/72157643897282714">Palm Sunday</a>, illustrated here by John Denno. So sad that this morning's news was marred by the bombing in Egypt.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fithboy/sets/72157643897282714"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3799/13823562835_3c488ce1ea.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-17748962241425692522017-03-17T22:19:00.000-04:002017-03-17T22:19:55.020-04:00Saint PatrickI arise today, through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,<br>Through belief in the Threeness, through confession of the Oneness<br>of the Creator of creation.<br><br>Saint Patrick wasn't just a leprechaun who could drink you under the table, he was also the figure largely credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. The lines above are the opening of the "Breastplate of Saint Patrick", a prayer attributed to him, emphasizing the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. He supposedly illustrated this doctrine using a shamrock as an analogy. This would really be an illustration of the non-Christian doctrine of partialism, but it makes for a nice story and a good national symbol. Here is a scene of Patrick preaching by <a href="http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/357622">David FNJ</a>, and shamrocks by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/39026423@N08/6843540542">Kreativ Snail</a> and <a href="http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/314299">Plucky Duck</a>.<br><br><a href="http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/357622"><img src="http://images.moc-pages.com/user_images/97537/1364696091m_SPLASH.jpg" width="500"></a><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/39026423@N08/6843540542"><img src=https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7193/6843540542_2dc26471cf.jpg"></a><br><a href="http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/314299"><img src="http://images.moc-pages.com/user_images/36837/1331967434m_SPLASH.jpg" width="500"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-30023460166324023082017-03-16T12:19:00.002-04:002017-03-16T12:19:59.263-04:00PurimThis last weekend was the holiday of Purim, remembering when the Jewish people were saved from destruction, as recorded in the biblical book of Esther. Here are some video versions of that story by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfdwe80SBzQ">Stephanie Englander</a>, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWjjQk5HM4">Cohen family</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiOPc3qizF8">AishVideo</a>, and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcQ7Ygt6PZ0">Jewish Outreach Initiative</a>.<br><br> <iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xfdwe80SBzQ?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br> <iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UJWjjQk5HM4?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br> <iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SiOPc3qizF8?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br> <iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hcQ7Ygt6PZ0?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-27102169601820537952017-03-14T16:32:00.002-04:002017-03-14T16:32:56.667-04:00Mardi GrasChristians are currently in the season of Lent, a period of reflection leading up to Good Friday and Easter. Lent typically involves prayer, repentance, and fasting (or other self-denial). Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday", which fell on February 28 this year, is the day before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, time for one last big party before the more austere season. A few years ago the Krewe of Brickbaron, a group of LEGO builders, came up with this scene based on the festivities in New Orleans, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14964802@N07/albums/72157624974007649">Mardi Gras Madness</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14964802@N07/albums/72157624974007649"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4106/5053620130_96e52a2b64.jpg"></a><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14964802@N07/albums/72157624974007649"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4133/5055731316_11a7bac136.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-32027351209237998862017-03-13T15:36:00.001-04:002017-03-13T15:39:13.170-04:00HoliIf you use Google, you probably know that today is the Hindu festival of Holi. This is a spring festival celebrated in India and Nepal, noting the end of winter and the triumph of good over evil, when Vishnu defeated Holika to save Prahlada from being burned. It's a time of renewal, of repaying and forgiving debts, and prayers for destruction of inner darkness. It's become known in the west, though, because after these rituals the people take to the streets to party, and a big part of the celebration is an explosion of color, with people throwing colored powder on each other, or dowsing others with squirt-guns full of colorful dyes, creating great pictures or video that get splashed (see what I did there) across the news around the world. Here we see this depicted in LEGO form by Youmi, Itzlar Chamorro Jorganes, and Marquess Kilian Beck.<br><br><a href="http://yuminoyume.tumblr.com/post/90991863728/festival-of-colours-holi-worldfestivals"><img src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bricktales/z-godbricks/holibyyoumi.jpg" width="500"></a><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/itziarchamorrojorganes/20334479778/"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5833/20334479778_bddf2631b2.jpg" width="500"></a><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/marquesskilianbeck/10585646183/"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3790/10585646183_3f2bfee5e0.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-55078503927432560552016-07-25T15:26:00.000-04:002016-07-25T15:26:11.037-04:00Durham CathedralThe <a href="https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/">Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham</a> was built between 1093 and 1133 as a Catholic cathedral, but now it is Anglican. For the past three years, a public project has been underway to build a LEGO replica, as a way to raise both money and public interest. It's been fun to watch photos in progress on Flickr and Twitter, and now the <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-36868397">last brick has been laid</a>. You can see a lot of in-progress photos <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/114944087@N08/albums/72157639963394406">here</a>, see some films <a href="https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/heritage/history-of-durham-cathedral/lego-story">here</a>, or visit the cathedral yourself and see it in real life, as it will be on permanent display.<br><br><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-36868397"><img src="http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/3000/production/_90488221_mediaitem90488220.jpg" width="500"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-58687033757579534572016-07-22T16:51:00.000-04:002016-07-22T16:51:12.770-04:00Jesus walking on waterShortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” - Matthew 14:25-27<br><br>Legozilla designed this mosaic of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/legozilla/28149991380/">Jesus walking on water</a> for this year's VBS (vacation Bible school) at his church. He doesn't say, but I assume this was a group project where different kids built squares that were then assembled into the larger mosaic.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/legozilla/28149991380/"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8776/28149991380_398e683ce6.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-27502161107659702902016-07-06T13:19:00.001-04:002016-07-06T13:19:23.165-04:00Eid al-FitrI know, I haven't posted in six months. Sorry about that. Anyway, today is Eid al-Fitr, when Muslims around the world celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan. Kamal Muftie Yafi posted this <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kamalmyafi/27753016200/in/pool-1064871@N20/">Mosque</a> a couple of days ago that I thought would be appropriate for today.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kamalmyafi/27753016200/in/pool-1064871@N20/"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7402/27753016200_5045a94d99.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-90309006456851564692016-01-06T11:37:00.003-05:002016-01-06T11:37:58.654-05:00EpiphanyToday is Epiphany, from the Greek word for revelation, where the church celebrates Christ being revealed to the world. In different traditions, this day either focuses on remembering the visit of the Magi (the first revelation of Christ to gentiles), the baptism of Christ by John (where the voice of the Father reveals Christ's identity, the starting point of his earthly ministry), or even the turning of water into wine at Cana (Christ's first miracle). Since I'm here in the west, I'll focus on this as the Feast of the Three Kings, with Monsterbricks' <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/monsterbrick/23895662941/in/pool-1064871@N20/">Givers of Gifts</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/monsterbrick/23895662941/in/pool-1064871@N20/"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5810/23895662941_2bec9f1cf8.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-56513919591330946112015-12-16T12:40:00.001-05:002015-12-16T12:40:07.352-05:00Oh come, let us adore himFansoSac built this <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/132764302@N08/23073834863/in/pool-christianlegobuilders/">nativity scene</a>.<br><br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/132764302@N08/23073834863/in/pool-christianlegobuilders/"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/724/23073834863_4aaa7e6d01.jpg"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-62171175715959798342015-12-15T13:20:00.001-05:002015-12-15T13:20:26.743-05:00What child is this?<a href="http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/nativity.html"><img src="http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/images/nativity/nav_6.jpg" width="500"></a><br><br>Several years ago, Eric Harshbarger made this great <a href="http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/nativity.html">nativity scene mosaic</a>.<br><br><a href="http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/nativity.html"><img src="http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/images/nativity/nav_2.jpg" width="500"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980325227819008835.post-38193201383121496962015-12-14T06:19:00.002-05:002015-12-14T06:19:24.730-05:00AdventIf I may be cynical for a bit, Christmas in America is an orgy of consumerism. We begin on Black Friday (the holiest day on the consumerist calendar) and continue shopping till we drop, culminating in a pile of crumpled up wrapping paper on the morning of December 25. After that, we have to quick get those decorations down and put away before the new year rolls around. By contrast, Christmas in the church actually begins on December 25 and leads on for twelve days commemorating the birth of Christ, followed by Epiphany in which Christ is revealed to the world. The days leading up to Christmas are actually a time of prayer, fasting, and self denial (the opposite of consumerism) as we repent and prepare for the coming of Christ (both remembering that first Christmas day but also looking ahead to his return). I know we stand with a foot in each of these worlds, especially as a dad I'm trying to figure out gifts for my kids, but please, try to pause for a moment and remember joy. Yesterday, the third Sunday of Advent, the Joy candle (the pink one - I know, for years I assumed the one that was a different color must be the one right before Christmas) was lit in advent wreaths around the world, and in this <a href="http://buildinglegoswithchrist.blogspot.com/2012/12/lego-advent-wreath-candle-of.html">LEGO wreath</a> by CJ. Joy to the world, our Lord is coming.<br><br><a href="http://buildinglegoswithchrist.blogspot.com/2012/12/lego-advent-wreath-candle-of.html"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nO7XYYddarM/UM1-I21NQZI/AAAAAAAAAoc/qA9Kgoexir4/s1600/Lego+Advent+Wreath+-+Candle+of+Joy.jpg" width="500"></a><br>Bricktaleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13010396251695031167noreply@blogger.com0